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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “I don’t think that we should be contributing to any platforming of lies about our elections. Many news outlets…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2026
I don’t think that we should be contributing to any platforming of lies about our elections. Many news outlets oftentimes may receive transcripts, and I think that we have an ethical obligation to not air things that undermine our elections that are not rooted in evidence and fact. And so, of course, it depends on the contents of his speech. But that’s my take.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Commenting on Trump's upcoming speech about election fraud.

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